'Michigan Matters' Focus: Of Tigers, Obama And The Road Ahead
(CBS Detroit) - Why didn't President Barack Obama attend the North American International Auto Show which just completed its annual run with over 803,000 visitors attending the iconic event at Cobo Center?
What's ahead for the one-percent sales tax increase being put forth before voters to help pay for improving the state's crumbling roads?
And what was Detroit Tigers' owner Mike Ilitch's reaction to news Max Scherzer was leaving after signing a huge deal with the Washington Nationals?
Those were some of the questions Rod Alberts, executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, Denise Ilitch, CEO of Ilitch Enterprises, and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson were asked during taping of "Michigan Matters" which airs 11:30 a.m. Sunday on CBS 62.
The three leaders join Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain as they also discussed Kevyn Orr's impact on the city of Detroit after exiting as its Emergency Manager.
Also on the show, Janice Cosby Bridges, chief marketing officer for Ascension Health Michigan and co-chair of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Detroit, and Dr. Sujana Gundlapalli, a cardiologist at Providence Park Hospital.
With one in three women dying of heart illness, they talked about the need to educate the public on how to live healthier and prevent heart issues.
They also discussed the Go Red For Women Detroit program/luncheon being held on Feb 6 featuring author and fitness guru Laila Ali as luncheon keynote speaker.
For more: DetroitGoRedForWomen.org or (248) 936-5831.
Watch "Michigan Matters" 11:30 a.m Sunday on CBS 62.